| Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees Game Statistics |
| Date: October 12, 1947 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21882 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn DodgersBKN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| New York YankeesNY | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BKN | NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Jack Russell 30 pass from Eddie Prokop (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York YankeesNY | Eddie Prokop 2 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Brooklyn DodgersBKN | Mickey Colmer 2 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Spec Sanders 52 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | New York YankeesNY | Buddy Young 8 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | New York YankeesNY | Harvey Johnson 31 FG | 31 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Hal Thompson |
| 43 | LOT | Martin Ruby |
| 20 | LOG | Tex Warrington |
| 22 | C | Ed Gustafson |
| 33 | ROG | Harry Buffington |
| 44 | ROT | Garland Williams |
| 53 | ROE | Saxon Judd |
| 61 | QB | Walt McDonald |
| 80 | HB | Monk Gafford |
| 70 | TB | Bob Perina |
| 72 | FB | Mickey Colmer |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Hal Thompson |
| 47 | DT | Chuck Huneke |
| 43 | DT | Martin Ruby |
| 37 | DG | Ames Harris |
| 35 | DG | Ed Jeffers |
| 53 | RDE | Saxon Judd |
| 63 | LLB | Al Kowalski |
| 22 | RLB | Ed Gustafson |
| 70 | LDH | Bob Perina |
| 81 | S | Al Akins |
| 80 | RDH | Monk Gafford |
| New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LOT | Derrell Palmer |
| 33 | LOG | Roman Bentz |
| 25 | C | Lou Sossamon |
| 31 | ROG | Dick Barwegen |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | BB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 72 | TB | Eddie Prokop |
| 83 | WB | Harry Burrus |
| 70 | FB | Bob Kennedy |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Jack Russell |
| 44 | LDT | Bruiser Kinard |
| 31 | LDG | Dick Barwegen |
| 33 | RDG | Roman Bentz |
| 43 | RDT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | RDE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | LLB | Lloyd Cheatham |
| 25 | RLB | Lou Sossamon |
| 83 | LDH | Harry Burrus |
| 74 | RDH | Harmon Rowe |
| 80 | S | Bob Sweiger |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Mickey Colmer | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Dub Jones | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Monk Gafford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Perina | 8 | -16 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Buddy Young | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Spec Sanders | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 52 | 1 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sylvester | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 1 | |
| Harry Burrus | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ben Raimondi | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||||
| Bob Perina | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.8 | |
| Dub Jones | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 13.0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Spec Sanders | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 63.2 | |
| Ben Raimondi | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 39.6 |
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 30t | 30.0 | 30t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Jim McCarthy | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Mickey Colmer | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Hein | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hal Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Saxon Judd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Buddy Young | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Harry Burrus | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Sylvester | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Lou Daukas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Harry Burrus | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||
| Mickey Colmer | 7 | 289 | 41.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Perina | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||
| Spec Sanders | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sylvester | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||
| Monk Gafford | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| Dub Jones | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Eddie Prokop | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Buddy Young | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sylvester | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Dub Jones | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Elmore Harris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Spec Sanders | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jack Russell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
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